Safety cigar cover



PIE 2, i936. N. FARINELLA SAFETY CIGAR COVER Filed May 16, 1955 INVENTORMCOLA Riz/NELLA ATTORNEY v Patented Apr. 21, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE SAFETY CIGAR COVER Application May 16,

2 Claims'.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a safety cigarcover.

The invention has for an object the construction of a device asmentioned which is characterized by a hollow ireproof container of cigarshape and consisting of a body section and a cap section havinginter-engageable ends for holding the cover closed.

A feature of the invention resides in the fact that ,a cigar which hasonly been partially smoked may be stored within the safety cigar coverand saved for future use.

A further object of the invention is an arrangement whereby one of thesections is formed with a bead controlling the inter-engagement of thesections when the cover is closed.

Still further the invention proposes the association of a clip with thesafety cigar cover So that it may be clipped upon the material of onespocket and assist in preventing accidental loss.

Still further the invention contemplates the provision of a removableand replaceable lining within the safety cigar cover for sanitarypurposes.

A further object of the invention is the provision of finger elementsupon the lining and adapted to coact with certain Vopenings and hollowsupon portions of the safety cigar cover by which the lining isreplaceably held in position.

Another object is the construction of an article as described which issimple and durable and which can be manufactured and sold at areasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosurezFig. 1 is a perspective view of a safety cigar cover constructedaccording to this invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a. side elevational View of a safety cigar cover constructedaccording to another embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the cap portion of a safety cigar coverconstructed accordingjto a still further embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a` bottom elevational view of Fig. 5.

1935, serial No. 21,783 (Cl. 20c-41) Fig. 7 is a similar view to Fig. 2,but illustrating a modified form of the invention.

The safety cigar cover, according to this invention, comprises a hollowfire proof container I0 of cigar shape and consisting of va body sectionIlla and a cap section I 0b having inter-engageable ends I Il and I0,respectively, for holding the cover closed. The end I Il" has anexterior diameter adapted to t the interior diameter of the end I0. Oneof the sections forming the container has .a circumferential bead I Ispaced in slightly from the end thereof and adapted to limit theinter-engagement of the sections. 'Ihe exterior of the container isimprinted or engraved with an ornamental design I2.

In Fig. 3 a modification of the invention has been disclosed wherein ahollow reproof container IU is illustrated and which distinguishes fromthe preferred form in the provision of a clip I3 by which it may beclipped upon the material of ones pocket.

More particularly, the clip I3 is attached upon the clip section Ib ofthe safety cigar cover. The container I0 is inscribed, imprinted orengraved with an ornamental design I2. In other respects, this form ofthe invention is identical to the previous form and corresponding partsmay be recognized by the identical reference numerals.

In Figs. 4 6 inclusive another embodiment of the invention has beendisclosed which distinguishes from the prior forms by the provision of aremovable and replaceable lining I5 arranged in the cap` section IIJb.This lining, preferably, should be of flexible fire-proof material, orpaper. The edge of the cap section IIIb is formed with a pair ofdiametrically opposite openings I6 having enlarged base portions Ilia.The material of the end I0 immediately below the base portions I6a ofthe openings is bent or concaved inwards, as clearly shown in Fig. 5 ofthe drawing. The lining I5A has a pair of diametrically opposite fingerelements I5a of a width corresponding with the Ywidth of the baseportions I of the openings I6. The arrangement is such that the fingerelements I5a may be forced through the openings I6 until they reachpositions in the base openings Ilia. They serve to hold the liningagainst displacement. The finger portions I5a are adapted to engagewithin the hollows beneath thev base portion I6a of the openings so thatthe outer faces of the fingers, when bent downwards are ush with thesurface of the end I0". Thus, there is no obstruction to the properengagement of the cap section upon the body section of the cigar cover.

In Fig. '7 the body section Illa and the cap section Il)b are shownjoined with threaded interengageable ends Il)c and 10d, respectively.

It is to be understood that the size, shape and material of safety cigarcover may be changed as desired.

In use, a cigar may be carried safely in ones pocket when housed withinthe safety cigar cover. The cigar may be smoked for any period of time,and if not entirely consumed may be temporarily stored in the safetycigar cover.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment -of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modications coming within the scope of the invention asdened in the appended claims. l

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, an-d desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:-

1. A safety cigar cover, comprising a hollow nre-proof container ofcigar shape and consisting of a body section and a cap section havinginter-engageable ends for holding the cover closed, and a removable andreplaceable 1ining within the cap section of said cover, said lininghaving a pair of finger portions upon the edge thereof engaging throughopenings formed in from the edge of the cap section and .disposed withinenlarged base portions of said openings, and the material of the capsection immediately below the enlarged base portions of the openingsbeing concaved inwards to form hollows in which said finger portions areengaged.

2. A safety cigar cover, comprising a hollow fire proof container ofcigar shape, and consisting of a body section and a cap section havinginter-engageable ends for holding the cover closed, and a removable andreplaceable lining within the cap section of the cover, said lininghaving a pair of finger portions upon the edge thereof engaging throughopenings formed in from the edges of the cap section, and the materialof the cap section immediately below said openings being concavedinwards to form hollows in which said nger portions are engaged.

NICOLA FARINELLA.

